Original German WWII 98k 1940 dated Bayonet by W.K.C. with Scabbard and Frog - Matching Serial 7752 Bayonets It bears multiple waffen proofs

It bears multiple waffen proofs

Tradition has it that the division traces its lineage to the Illinois militia company in which a young Captain Abraham Lincoln served during the Black Hawk War of 1832

39 "pot" contained a mixture of zinc powder and hexachlorethane which produced a smoke cloud upon ignition

it is still  sharp and only has one small nick near the tip

The web sling is fastened to the hand grip and to a bracket located between stock and breech

Original German WWII 98k 1940 dated Bayonet by W.K.C. with Scabbard and Frog - Matching Serial 7752 Bayonets It bears multiple waffen proofsOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1935 the German military introduced the K98k bolt action rifle or Karabiner 98 Kurz, as a replacement for the older GEW98 or Gewehr 98. A new, shorter bayonet was designed to go along with the shortened rifle. The K98 bayonet was officially named Seitengewehr 84 98 III or SG 84 98 III. The bayonet was designed as a close combat sidearm that could be placed on the tip of a K98. The total length of the K98 bayonet